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Psycho (1960) One of the first films to openly flout the Hays Code (a Mary Whitehouse-esque set of moral guidelines governing what could be shown on screen), Alfred Hitchcock's character-driven horror broke countless taboos. As if offing his leading lady half an hour into proceedings wasn't bold enough, Hitchcock also showed an unmarried couple post-coitus (unheard of at the time), and operated an unusual "no late admissions" policy to avoid the film's twist being ruined.
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